Fur-beating machine.



O. ESGHWEI. PUB BEATING MACHINE. AIPLIOATION FILED NOV. 20, 1911.RENEWED JUNE 14. 1913.

1,085,976. Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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G. ESCHWEI. FUR BEATING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1911. RE1,085,976.

NEWED JUNE 14, 1913.

CHARLES EscHwEI, or COPIAGUE, NEW YORK.

FUR-BEATING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed November 20, 1911, Serial No. 661,363. Renewed June14, 1913. Serial No. 773,762.

b all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES ESCHWEI, a citizenof the United States of America, residing in Copiague, county ofSuffolk, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fur-Beating Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved furbeating machine, by means ofwhich the lasting blows which were heretofore imparted to theheating-rods by the hand and wrist of the beater, are imitated and abeating-motion obtained by which the beating of furs left in storage isquickly and effectively accomplished by power in place ofhand-operation; and for this purpose the invention consists of afur-beating machine, which comprises a plurality of oscillatingbeater-rods which are mounted yieldingly on an oscillating shaft, saidshaft being driven by a rotary driving-shaft and a suitable eccentricand a crank-connection with the oscillating shaft, as will be fullydescribed hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side-elevation of myimproved machine for beating furs, Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of Fig. 1,showing the connection of the beating machine with an electric motor fordriving the same, Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the heaters and thedriving mechanism for the same, drawn on a larger scale, and Fig. 4 is alike side-elevation with parts in vertical section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, upon the baseplate a of my improved machineforbeatings furs, are arranged suitable standards a which support aplatform 7) which supports by bearings b the shaft of an electric motorm of any approved construction. Belt and pulley transmission from theshaft of the electric motor serves to impart rotary mot-ion to adriving-shaft s, which is sup ported in upright side-standards s thatare supported on the base-plate a. In front of the driving-shaft s isarranged in suitable journal-bearings of the side-standards s anoscillating shaft 8 to which a plurality of flexible reed beater-rods (Zare applied,

by means of sockets d mounted on the shaft 8 Each socket d is providedwith a crank (Z which is connected with an eccentric e 011 thedriving-shaft s by a strap 6 so that at each full rotation of thedriving-shaft s an oscillating motion of about 45, more or less, isimparted to each beater-rod cl. The beater-rods and the sockets for thesame are so arranged relatively to the oscillating shaft 8 that thebeating action of the rods takes place on the article of fur, which isplaced on a suitable table below the outer ends of the beater-rods, oneafter the other in quick succession. The eccentrics, cams, etc. areprovided with suitable oil-cups 0 so as to produce the easy mot-ion ofthe straps onthe eccentrics.

The inner ends of the beater-rods d are inserted into the socket d andretained in the same by set-screws (1 Against the shoulder d of eachsocket d abuts a strong helical spring f, which is of considerablygreater length than the socket al so as to extend well over the innerend of the beaterrod, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The spring is held inposition against the shoulder d and prevented from shifting on thesocket and inner end of the beater-rod by the setscrew (Z and is made ofsomewhat larger diameter than the beater-rod so as to give a certainspace in the same before the spring acts on the rod and imparts aspring-action to the same similar to the yielding action of a beater-rodactuated by manual operation. To the outer end of each beater-rod isthus imparted a yielding and elastic motion, which approaches closelythe motion imparted to a beater-rod by the hand and by which furs andarticles of fur are quickly beaten and cleared from dust before the fursare worked up into garments or articles of fur, placed in cold-storageor delivered to the owner of the articles. A large quantity of furs andfur articles can thereby be beaten and cleaned of dust in a very quickand effective manner and expensive hand-labor for this purpose isdispensed with.

I claim:

1. A fur-beating machine comprising a plurality of beater-rods, abeater-shaft,

sockets mounted on said shaft in which the beater-rods are supported,helical springs placed on the sockets and extending beyond the samearound the portions of the beatervrods projecting from the sockets, andmeans for transmitting oscillatory motion to the beater-shaft. thebeater-shaft.

2. A fur-beating machine comprising a In testimony, that I claim theforegoing 5 plurality of beaterrods, a heater shaft, as my invention, Ihave signed my name in 15 sockets mounted on said shaft in which thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

retaining said springs on the sockets, and means for transmittlng'oscillatory-motion to beatenrods are supported, helical springs lCHARLES ESCHWEI. placed on the sockets and extending beyond Witnesses:the same around the portions of the beater- PAUL GoEPEL,

10 rods projecting from the sockets, means for JOHN MURTAGH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

